Maori Life in Old Taranaki remains one of the most authoritative accounts of Maori customary practices and histories of the region, with over 30 chapters of material ranging over diverse subjects such as migratory canoe stories, fourteenth-century Maori chants, Maori fire lore, proverbs and sayings, waiata, Hauhauism, the origins of place names and indepth coverage of the armed conflict that rent Taranaki asunder during the nineteenth century.

This is a tribal history of Maori scholar Ranginui Walker's own iwi, Whakatohea of Opotiki, with the emphasis on the epic events of the nineteenth century and the tribe's subsequent struggle for social justice. The account of what happened to the tribe in the nineteenth century is challenging and often quite gripping.

The Traditional History of the Tainui People/Nga Koorero Tuku Iho O Nga Tuupuna .
Nga Iwi o Tainui is a classic work of New Zealand and Maori history, first published in 1995. A bilingual collection, in 67 chapters, of the histories, genealogies, songs and chants of the Tainui people, it represents the culmination of a life's work by the scholar and historian Dr Pei Te Hurinui Jones.

Ngā Taumata presents an intimate and telling portrait of Ngāti Kahungunu during a period of great upheaval and challenge for the iwi. It includes a wealth of historical information and whakapapa and follows the success of an exhibition of nineteenth-century photographer Samuel Carnell's portraits.

This history of the South Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui is of great significance to iwi members and other Taranaki Māori. General readers too will find this history fascinating, at times chilling, and ultimately inspiring. Numerous whakapapa charts, waiata, and whakataukī (genealogical tables, songs, and proverbs) appear along with maps and photographs and add depth and relish to this remarkable work.